India, April 13 -- The sessions court recently sentenced a 44-year-old Fort resident to 10 years of imprisonment for attempting to kill his estranged wife with a sickle as he suspected she was having an affair.

According to the prosecution, Manoj Reshim and his wife Mansi were married but had been living separately for more year due to disputes over financial issues. Mansi moved out with their son and earned as a domestic worker. Reshim, suspecting her of having an extra marital affair, began following her everywhere. In the evening of January 29, 2020, Mansi was buying vegetables in Bohra Bazaar when Reshim attacked her with a sickle with the intention to kill her. Mansi sustained stab injuries in her hand and was taken to St George Hos...